HEARING CHAOS: Sparks Fly As Al Green Tells Markwayne Mullin To 'Shut Up' Amid Interruptions

[0:00] Thank you. The gentleman is back. I now recognize the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Green, for five [0:05] minutes of questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the ranking member as well. Mr. Chairman, [0:13] the Secretary has commented on race, a topic that I believe I'm eminently qualified to speak on, [0:22] given that in my lifetime I went to the back door to get my food. I drank from filthy colored water [0:30] fountains. I sat in the back of the bus in the balcony of the movie when a seat was available. [0:37] So let me just share some of the characteristics of a racist, Mr. Secretary. A racist will depict [0:48] people of color as apes. The pictures have been blurred, but you know who they are. This is what [0:59] a racist would do. And a racist wouldn't apologize after doing this, Mr. Secretary. That's what a [1:09] racist would do. A racist, Mr. Secretary, would take offense at peaceful protest. You said you [1:19] believe in peaceful protest. This was peaceful protest, Mr. Secretary. Racists take offense at [1:26] peaceful protest. A racist, Mr. Secretary, would do what happened to... Are you calling me a racist? [1:40] A racist... I'm asking a question. Reclaiming my time, asking to shut up. That's a pretty... Shut up. [1:45] Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. It's my time. I'm not going to let anybody call me a racist, [1:52] Chairman. I never called him a racist. It's my time. It is. The gentleman will suspend. He will [1:57] not. Tell him to shut up. The gentleman will suspend. No, the gentleman will suspend. No one [2:04] will call me a racist. I'm charity, too. My family has been pretty... Excuse me. I ask that my time [2:10] be restored. I ask that my time be restored. The clock has been stopped since I suspended the clock. [2:16] I will continue to interrupt as long as someone's sitting there assuming you're calling me a racist. [2:19] Yes, I agree. As I said before, there will be no addressing anyone's character in negative way. [2:27] By the way, Mr. Green, I need you... When you're speaking, I need you to speak into the microphone, [2:34] because I can't hear you up here. But we will... Evidently, his constituents heard enough of him, [2:39] because they voted him out of office. Mr. Secretary, please. Again, we're almost done here today. [2:45] Mr. Green, you can continue. But again, I will stop if this sounds like you are either directing [2:54] that the secretary is a racist or as well as the president or vice president, because we do know, [3:02] under our rules, you cannot disparage a member of Congress or the president or the vice president. [3:10] So be very... I understand what what you're trying to do. Be very careful, because it is a violation of [3:16] House of our committee rules to disparage another member, a witness or the president or the vice [3:23] president. I will... Part of a parliamentary inquiry. Mr. Chairman, when I'm speaking, [3:31] I believe that the time belongs to me. I don't think that the secretary should interrupt me when I'm [3:40] speaking. I have made very clear today that when the member has their time, it is their time. But [3:46] again, I want to... I want to reiterate, it is a violation of House rules to make statements that [3:52] might be personally offensive to the president or vice president. So we will let you continue with your [4:01] time. Your time has stopped since I suspended the clock. But again, it is a violation. It is your [4:09] time, sir. It is your time. I agree. But it is a violation of the rules of the House to make [4:13] statements that might be personally offensive to the president or the vice president of the United [4:16] States, as well as other members or question motives of colleagues. So I will let you continue, [4:24] but we want to be very... I've now stated the rules, so we want to... we want to follow them. [4:33] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will speak into the microphone so that I may be heard. [4:39] I ask that any person who desires to interrupt me, shut up. Now, this is Ruby Bridges. She was [4:52] integrating a school. You can see the hate on the faces of people. This was called racism. This was [5:03] racism. All I did at the State of the Union address was display this, Mr. Chairman. [5:13] This is what I did. I was peaceful. The secretary says he believes in peaceful protests. [5:21] Cue the video, please. Cue one. Freeze the frame, please. That, my friends, [5:38] is the secretary of Homeland Security. He traversed some distance to get to a peaceful protester [5:46] and displayed his despicable behavior. Unbought. That's me. Unbossed. Unafraid. That's me. And by [5:55] the way, unelected. Yes. Liberated. Democrat. You, sir, have engaged in despicable behavior. Now, [6:07] let's just talk for a moment about this behavior. It's not the only time that you've behaved in a [6:16] dastardly way. Cue the second video, please. Any place, any time. Sir, this is a time. This is a place. [6:33] You want to run your mouth. We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here. [6:37] Okay. That's fine. Perfect. You want to do it now? I'd love to do it right now. Well, [6:41] stand your butt up, then. You stand your butt up. Oh, hold on. Oh, stop it. Is that your solution? [6:45] Every poll. No, no. Sit down. Sit down. Okay. No, no. You're a United States senator. [6:54] That was the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Secretary of Homeland Security concerns me [7:03] because of his behavior as it relates to peaceful protests, as it relates to the way he chose to come [7:13] over and with force address a peaceful protester. It concerns me because in that department, [7:22] they have many people of color. I'm concerned about how they will be treated under the leadership [7:28] of this Secretary of Homeland Security. I do not believe that he is qualified because he doesn't [7:36] have the temperament to deal with people in a respectful way. I peacefully protested. I would do [7:48] it again because I know the history of apes and how they have been used to demean people of color. [7:55] Gentleman's time is expired. I recognize the ranking member for a unanimous consent request. [8:02] Thank you.